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In a significant development ahead of the Assembly elections in Assam, 1,040 militants belonging to five extremist outfits led by wanted terrorist leader Ingti Kathar Songbijit surrendered on Tuesday at a ceremony here in the presence of Assam .
1040 militants of 5 outfits surrender in Assam
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Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal welcomed those members of Karbi militant groups back to mainstream society and congratulated them for deciding to give up arms while reposing faith in the constitution of the country.
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The surrender ceremony was organised in Guwahati on Tuesday.
In a major surrender, as many as 1040 militants of five Karbi ethnic militant groups, laid down arms and joined the mainstream society.
The surrender ceremony was organised in Guwahati on Tuesday. On the occasion, a total 1040 cadres of Karbi People s Liberation Tiger (KPLT), People’s Democratic Council of Karbi Longri (PDCK), Karbi Longri N C Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), Kuki Liberation Front (KLF) and United People s Liberation Army (UPLA) including self-styled Chief of PDCK Ingti Kathar Songbijit laid down their arms. Around 338 arms of different kinds along with 11203 bullets were surrendered by the militants.
One person died and 175 others were taken ill after consuming packet lunch at an official function at the Diphu Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in central Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday
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Nirmala Sitharaman at the post-budget press conference. Photo: PTI
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